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Ripley's Believe It or Not
Description
Curiosity series presents strange real-world facts from global travels, with dramatic reenactments, comedy sketches, and music.
Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals with bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the Believe It or Not feature proved popular and was later adapted into a wide variety of formats, including radio, film, television, comic books, a chain of museums, and a book-series.
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Showtimes
Original schedule
- 1930–19317:30 PM ETNBC Radio Network · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1931–19327:15 PM ETNBC Blue Network · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19327:15 PM ETNBC Blue Network · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 193410:00 PM ETNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1935–19367:30 PM ETNBC Blue Network · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1936–19377:30 PM ETNBC Blue Network · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19379:00 PM ETNBC Blue Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1937–19388:00 PM ETNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 193810:00 PM ETNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19388:00 PM ETNBC Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 193910:30 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 194010:30 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 194010:00 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 194210:00 PM ETNBC Blue Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19449:15 PM ETMutual Broadcasting System · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 194510:30 PM ETCBS Radio Network · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1947–19481:45 PM ETNBC Radio Network · afternoonSuMoTuWeThFrSa
Cast & Crew
Ben Grauer
Announcer
C
DCurt Patterson
Announcer
Dick Dudley
Announcer
DDon Hancock
Announcer
EErik Rolf
Announcer
Graham McNamee
Announcer
TTed Jewett
Announcer
W
William 'Bill' Griffis
Announcer
B
Barbara Lee
Cast
B
BBartlett 'Bart' Robinson
Cast
Beatrice Pons
Cast
Bennett Kilpack
Cast
Bernard Lenrow
Cast
CCharles Webster
Cast
Dwight Weist
Cast
E
EEdwin 'Ed' Jerome
Cast
Elizabeth Morgan
Cast
EEthel Everett
Cast
Jackson Beck
Cast
J
JJanet Lane
Cast
Joy Terry
Cast
Luis van Rooten
Cast
Maurice Tarplin
Cast
M
RMerrill Joels
Cast
Ralph Locke
Cast
RRichard Keith
Cast
SSelena Royle
Cast
SStanley Waxman
Cast
Ed Gardner
Director
EEd King
Director
H
Herbert Sanford
Director
B
Benjamin Albert 'B. A'. Rolfe
Musician
F
Frank Novak
Musician
G
George Abbott
Subsitute Host
G
Gregory Abbott
Substitute host
G
Gregory Adams
Subsitute Host
Harriet Hilliard
Regular
H
Hildergarde
Cast
L
MLinda Lee
Vocalist
Martha Mears
Vocalist
Ozzie Nelson
Vocalist
R
DRobert L. Ripley
Host
Doug Storer
Producer
C
Charles C. Speer
Writer
C
Claris A. Ross
Writer
D
GDavid Davison
Writer
George Lefferts
Writer
M
Michael Davidson
Writer
R
Richard E. Davis
Writer
R
Robert D. Maley
Writer
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“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.” New York Times, March 17, 1929.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, October 6, 1929.
Terrace, Vincent. Radio's Golden Years - The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930-1960. Collector's Corner.
“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.